SB3804 Summary:

BILL NO S03804
SAME AS SAME AS A00375
SPONSOR PARKER
COSPNSR AVELLA, DILAN, SAMPSON
MLTSPNSR
Amd S3100, Pub Health L
Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to not-for-profit
organizations and elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools to be used to
help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives.

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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3804
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 17, 2015
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Introduced by Sens. PARKER, AVELLA, DILAN, SAMPSON -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
commissioner of health to make grants to be used for the costs of
conducting a local blood donation drive
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 3100 of the public health law is amended to read as
2 follows:
3 S 3100. Human blood and its derivatives; collection, processing, stor-
4 age and distribution; general powers of commissioner. 1. The commis-
5 sioner is hereby authorized:
6 (a) to establish, equip, maintain and conduct a suitable program to
7 collect, process, store and distribute human blood, and the various
8 human blood derivatives including special therapeutic and diagnostic
9 serums, which are deemed of value in the treatment of sick and injured
10 persons, and the prevention of certain diseases;
11 (b) to carry out such educational and research activities as he OR SHE
12 may deem necessary in connection with said program; [and]
13 (c) TO MAKE GRANTS, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR THIS PURPOSE, TO
14 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY AND POSTSECONDARY
15 SCHOOLS TO BE USED TO HELP PAY FOR THE COSTS OF CONDUCTING A LOCAL BLOOD
16 DONATION DRIVE; AND
17 (D) to establish necessary rules and regulations to effect the purpose
18 of this article.
19 2. The commissioner may conduct such program solely as a state activ-
20 ity, or in cooperation with such institutions, hospitals or municipal
21 corporations as he OR SHE may select, on such terms as may be agreed
22 upon.
23 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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